The campaign for Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has released preliminary video of what it says proves he was cheated out of last week’s Presidential election. In a video shot in the central state of Guanajuato, the footage shows an apparent supporter of conservative candidate Felipe Calderon’s National Action Party stuffing a ballot box on the day of the elections. Lopez Obrador’s campaign says the footage is the first among many it has received from across Mexico. Calderon was declared the winner by just over half a percentage point. Meanwhile, Lopez Obrador’s campaign is criticizing foreign governments who are already backing Calderon as the winner. President Bush is among a handful of foreign leaders who have called the conservative candidate to congratulate him. Calderon cannot be declared president-elect until Mexico’s electoral court rules on the case.

• Jesus Ortega, campaign manager for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: “It’s possible that the embassies aren’t clear on Mexican electoral legislation and it’s probable that there has been an error and a lack of information, but we want to better inform the embassies about what phase we are in in our process and that now there is not a president elect and that there is no reason to congratulate anyone.”